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One of its hot spots is Bilgewater Brew, an elaborate coffee bar named after a fictional port city in “League of Legends.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The presumption of regularity creates a high bar for those suing the government or defending themselves against it in criminal cases.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
“The bar for them to do something later this year is not that high,” said Kurt Lewis, a former senior Fed adviser now at Piper Sandler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
A packed bar has no appeal, many said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Whether you're a brain surgeon or a sixth-grader, the first time you see the Brainvox image of Phineas's head with that red bar through it, you wince.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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It was enough to get El-Sayed himself to emerge and sing a few bars of “Bohemian Rhapsody” hours before he was set to speak.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Emily brushed aside the disappointment of finishing fourth to return to claim bronze in the uneven bars, with the iconic image of her sister cheering her from the stands.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The sentence imposed on Aaron Strachan does not mean he'll walk out of prison after five years - instead, it could keep him behind bars for decades, if not the rest of his life.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
According to data from the Beer Institute, many bars and restaurants in the area felt the same impact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Anya paused for a moment, then whacked the dirt bars of the cage away.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
On July 13, the Supreme Court barred Flavio Bolsonaro from visiting his father until after the first round of the election, after he read out a handwritten letter from Jair Bolsonaro on social media.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Following criticism last June, the Dodgers barred federal immigration agents from the team's massive stadium parking lot and committed $1 million to help families of immigrants "impacted by recent events in the region."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
And yet as recently as January he was barred from standing as Labour's candidate for a parliamentary seat.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
He has also been barred from leaving Russia.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Over this the Road crossed by a causeway; but where it pierced the hedge it was barred by a great gate.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Third, and most fundamentally, laws against betting on voting may be justified by the same interests as laws barring the buying and selling of votes overall.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
England do at least have time for succession planning as, barring injury, Kane will be around for the home Euros in two years' time.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The red card on the field, however, remains the final word barring any extra games added to Balogun’s suspension.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
In office, he shifted the federal government’s thinking on Title IX, the federal law barring sex-based discrimination in educational activities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
And it came to him that he was barring every exit to this house, except the exit through the kitchen, where Esther sat.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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